Box-top-securing device.



No. 814,932. v PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

' A.BEAUDRY. BOX TOP SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1905.

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I' I I I I" I I I 2 I 'IIIIII'II I ARTHUR BEAUDRY, OF MANISTIQUE,MICHIGAN.

BOX-TOP-ISECURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906.

Application filed April 3, 1905. Serial No. 253,682.

To all whom, it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BEAU'DRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manistique, in the county of Schoolcraft and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBox-Top-SecuringDevices; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements'in box-top-securing devices.

The object of the invention is to provide a a box having secret meansfor securing the top of the same in place.

Afurther object 1s to provlde a securing device of this character whichmay be simpleand durable in construction, efficient in oper ation, andwhich will securely hold the top of the box in place until brought to aproper position for releasing the'same, which is accomplished by thesimple manipulation of the box and without the use of a ey or otheroperating devices.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyin a perspective view of a cordance with the invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes'a box, which may.be of any suitable shape and adapted to be used for any suitablepurpose, said box being here shown as of oblong shape and adapted foruse as a scholars pen and pencil box. On the box 1 is arranged a cover2, in one endof which is formed a rectangular aperture 3. On the end ofthe cover or top 2 is formed a longitudinally-proj ecting ton ue '4.

On the end of the doox '1 adjacent to the tongued end of the cover issecured a narrow board or plate 5, which is adapted to cover this end ofthe box for a slight distance.- On the inner edge of the plate or board5 is formed an undercut recess or rabbet 6, with which when the top 2 isin place is adapted to drawings, Figure 1 is engage the tongue 4,thereby securing this end of the top in place.

ox constructed in ac- On the opposite end of the box is formed anupwardly-projecting headed pin or stud 7, which extends through theaperture 3 and through the apertured end of an index-finger 8, arrangedon the top or' cover 2 and is pivotally connected thereto by means ofsaid headed pin 7. Onthe inner side of the pivoted end of the finger 8is formed a rectangular recess 9, which corresponds 1n size and shape tothe aperture 3 in which when the index-finger is adjusted to the properposition will aline or coincide with said aperture. On the pin 7 isslidably mounted a rectangular block 10, the thickness of which issomewhat less than the thickness of the top or cover 2 and also lessthan the depth of the recess 9 in the finger S. When the cover or top 2is in a closed position upon the boxl, the block 10 is adapted to restupon the upper edge of the end of the box within the apertureS of'saidtop, thereby preventing thelatter from being moved to withdraw thetongue 4 from the rabbet 6, which, together with the index-finger 8,will securely hold the top or cover upon the box.

In order to open the box, it is first necessary to block 10 to fallthrough the aperture 3 in the top and to drop into the recess 9 in thefinger 8. The top 2 may now be shifted upon the pin 7 sufficiently todisengage the tongue 4 from the rabbet 6, after which the top may beswung in either direction upon said pin, thereby opening the box to thedesired extent. After the top has been shifted to release the tongue 4from the rabbet 6 and said top moved laterally to a slight degree theaperture in said top will be brought out of alinethe top 2 and invertthe same, which will cause the I ment with the recess in theindex-finger 8,

which will prevent the block 10 from dropping back into the aperture inthe top, after which the box may be again turned to an upright positionbefore the top is swung open.

It will be understood that before the box is inverted to cause the block10 to drop into the recess in the index-finger it will be necessary toadjust said finger to the proper position for bringing the recess in thesame into perfect alinement with the aperture in the top, and in orderthat it may be known when said recess and aperture are in suchalinernent a scale is provided upon the upper side of the top of thebox, with which the finger 8 is adapted to coact. The position of thefinger may be such that when the same is in alinement with the aperturein the top the opposite end of the finger may point to any number ofsaid scale, this arrangement being determined when constructing thedevice. The recess 9 in the finger 8 is shown in the present instance insuch position in said finger that when the same is adjusted to the pointmidway between the edges of the top of the box or opposite the centraldivision of the scale said recess will be in alinement with the aperturein the top, in which position of the parts the box may be opened.

In a box constructed as herein shown and described it will be seen thatunless the combination is understood considerable difiiculty will beexperienced when opening the same, thus providing a secure and reliablefastening means for the box, which may be opened or released without theuse of a key.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described box and a cover therefor comprising a box having anundercut or rabbeted board 5 secured to one end of its upper side, apivoted cover 2 having a rabbeted end to fit the rabbet on the end board5, anaperture 3 in the opposite end of the cover 2, a pin 7 forming apivot for said cover,afinger8pivoted uponsaid )in and novided with arecess 9 therein an a bloc 10 of less thickness than the cover or fingerplaced in the recess in said cover and finger, and adapted to slide uponthe pin 7, and a scale on the box adjacent to the point of the finger,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

ARTHUR BEAUDRY.

